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USB passthrough doesn't work in VirtualBox

I can't get USB passtrough to work in VirtualBox. Help would be appreciated. Host system is Ubuntu 23.04. Guest VM is Windows XP SP3. VirtualBox is version 7.10 ( newest ATM ), extension pack is also ...
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On VirtualBox, how to to access the host CD drive from the virtual machine?

In VirtualBox (6.1) on macOS (10.12), I have Windows XP as a guest OS. I can't find how to access the physical CD drive from the guest OS. I've found on the web that in the storage settings of the ...
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Cannot connect to internet in Vbox?

I have configured a Windows XP VM to connect to the Internet . However, even after checking the configuration, it doesn't work on IE7. Can someone tell me why this is?
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winXP to VM because of hardware changes in 21century 2020/2021

its 2021; maja where wrong with 2012, we are still alive but corona! :-/ i still have a migration problem: A native winXP needs to become to a VM because of hardware changes. what to do? how to? i ...
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VirtualBox: Windows XP BSOD 0x0000007B

[edit] Quick answer from comment which I believe is true: There is probably no realistic answer when the computer hardware does not support hardware virtualization. You will need to upgrade the ...
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Convert physical disk of dead computer to VM

My mom's windows XP machine finally died. The disk drive is still working and in great shape and I can read files from it just fine. I would like to be able to use the drive in a virtual machine on ...
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Where is the 'NET Framework Setup' key in my XP virtual machine?

I installed a virtual machine in VirtualBox from XP_mode.exe. Extracted it and used XP.vhd virtual disk in VirtualBox. Now when I open registry, there is no HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET ...
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Disable internet access in XP VM but keep local network

I'm using Windows XP in Virtualbox for some legacy development and my IT department freaks out (rightly so) about XP being on the network. While I can simply disconnect the network access and be done ...
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Does VirtualBox Seamless Mode use RDP, or some other protocol?

I am considering the use of VirtualBox's Seamless Mode to support a legacy app which we need to use. This app requires XP and doesn't support any newer operating systems. I have XP licenses available, ...
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Virtualbox Mouse Lag

My mom has a laptop and i installed VirtualBox on it because i missed it so much,I created a VM with Windows XP SP3 and installed some games on it,The problem is that when i leave my mouse alone,...
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Error running regasm in Windows XP on Oracle VirtualBox

I'm trying to install an old application on 32-bit Windows XP. XP is a guest OS running on a Windows 10 x64 host OS via Oracle Virtual Box. Part of the installation instructions are to install ...
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restrict shared folders on virtualbox?

I'm a bit rusty on virtualbox. I have a VM with this setup You see an icon to access the Host machine, and the C drive available. I would like to temporarily amend that to just a particular folder ...
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What is a virtual optical disk file and how do you create one?

I am trying to create a virtual machine using virtualBox and I have finished the whole process of specifying the size, the name, etc. However, when I try to power on the machine it tells me: Please ...
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Windows XP virtual machine in VirtualBox fails to boot after disabling VT-x/AMD-V

I use VirtualBox 4.3.4 and I want to move a Windows XP base VM from my PC to my laptop. I have a 64-bit Windows 8 on on my PC so VirtualBox supports CPU acceleration and hardware virtualization. But ...
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How to connect from a VirtualBox guest (XP) to a running JBoss server on the host?

First off, I'll say I'm not 100% certain this is the correct location for this question. I was contemplating stackoverflow, but I don't think there's much in the way of code that has to do with this: ...
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